Mitch Doolittle - Football Coach - Mercer University Athletics

Mitch Doolittle

Hired at Mercer: March 6, 2018

Collegiate Coaching Experience:

Mercer – Safeties Coach (2018-Present)
- 2018
  - Led a youthful unit that included All-SoCon Second Team (media) selection, Malique Fleming
  - Safeties Malique Fleming & Eric Jackson ranked second & fourth on team with 77 & 55 tackles, respectively
Presbyterian College – Defensive Coordinator (2017)
- Led a defensive unit that gained 16 turnovers, including seven interceptions
- Mentored Grant Beidel, who ranked 29th nationally with 9.4 tackles per game
- Saw Rock Ya-Sin average 1.2 passes per game, ranking 30th nationally
Mercer – Secondary Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator (2013-16)
- Bears recorded double-digit interceptions in three of four seasons
- Led SoCon with 13 interceptions in 2014
- Integral in the development of All-SoCon selection Alex Avant & Stephen Houzah, Mercer’s career interceptions leaders
- Guided two of Mercer’s top three tacklers in 2013 on a defense that ranked 12th in the FCS in rushing defense
Savannah State – Linebackers/Co-Special Teams Coach (2011)
Georgia – Graduate Assistant (2009)
- Served as Bulldogs’ program coordinator
- Worked primarily with Bulldogs’ linebackers & secondary
- Major contributor to a Georgia defense that ended the season with only one full-time assistant on staff
- Saw success with Bulldogs as they went on to win Independence Bowl
UAB – Graduate Assistant (2007-09)
- Assisted with Blazers’ secondary & linebackers
- Also served as Blazers’ video assistant